Weather Watch with Rick Gordon

Tuesday’s Weather

Hard to believe Christmas is less than a week away! Quiet and seasonable weather for the next couple of days. It’s looking like a “Grinch” storm because it will be mainly all rain across New Hampshire just before Christmas, and the mild temperatures it brings will melt a large amount of the snow.

Grinch’s Storm Steals White Christmas

The Grinch’s storm is expected to bring powerful winds with gusts over 50 mph on Friday. The strong damaging winds may cause power outages just before Christmas Eve day.

Daily Forecast for Dec. 20-Dec. 24, 2022

Today: Mostly sunny, breezy, and cold. High 36 (feel like 28) Winds: NW 10-15+ mph

Tonight: Clear and cold. Low 18 Winds: Light & Variable

Wednesday (Winter Solstice): Mostly sunny. High 38 Winds: Light & Variable

Wednesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 22 Winds: Light & Variable

Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold with showers late. High Around 40 Winds: NE 5-10 mph

Thursday night: Cloudy and windy with rain (.50″). Low 37 (feel like 25) Winds: E 15-25+ mph

Friday: Mild & very windy with heavy rain (1″+), maybe a thunderstorm. High 56 (feel like 36) Winds: SE 25-35+ mph

Friday night: Early showers and very windy with partial clearing late and turning much colder. Low around 20 Winds: SW 20-30+ mph

Christmas Eve Day: Some sun, windy, and much colder. High 27 (feel like 14) Winds: SW 15-25 mph

Christmas Eve Night: Partly cloudy. Low 15 (feel like 6) Winds: SW 10-15 mph

Weather Patterns We’re Watching

Our next storm Thursday into Friday looking wet & windy. Check-in for updates. One thing is for sure it’s going to be a bitterly cold Christmas weekend with feel-like temperatures in the teens.

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White Mountains Weather

The forecast for summits above 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire:

Today –. Summits obscured. Scattered snow showers in the morning. Highs around 19. Northwest winds around 45 mph with gusts up to 55 mph decreasing to around 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 30 percent. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.

The forecast for elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 feet in Northern New Hampshire:

Today – Summits in and out of clouds. Highs in the mid-20s. Northwest winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph decreasing to around 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 6 below.